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A Capitol Christmas

Christmas in Washington DC

In 2014, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to celebrate Christmas in Washington DC. My parents, Bill and Eva, along with our daughter Lauren came east from California. We drove up I-95 and stayed 3 nights at a very comfortable Embassy Suites in Arlington. Lindsey’s apartment was just a 5 minute drive near the Pentagon and we spent our days exploring monuments, museums and restaurants. To read about our trip, check out the blog posts here.

A school group poses in front of the MLK Monument

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

Quotes from MLK line the outer walls of the memorial: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”

Tim and two of his girls walking near the Mall

Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin

A candid scene as we wait (again) for Grandpa.

National Gallery Rotunda–a favorite meeting spot

There is no better way to explore the Natl Gallery of Art than with a free guided tour

Little Dancer has seen better days but we appreciated Degas’ attention to detail in the wax

Evolution of painting techniques over 500 years

Napoleon in his iconic pose

DaVinci painting at Natl Gallery of Art

Bold female Dutch painter

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Beautiful wreath at the Korean War Memorial

Outside the Washington Monument

George Washington greets us before boarding the elevator for the Washington Monument

Peeking through the windows on the Observation Deck of Washington Monument

Books we’re reading

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Why a Moveable Feast?

It's the memory of a splendid place that continues to go with the moving traveler for the rest of life, after he has had the experience of it and gone away.
Hemingway said to a friend..." If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."